Franklin Historic District Design Guidelines

DRAFT FRANKLIN HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 217 chapter 11 Commercial Building styles, ca. 1910-1940 Distinguishing Characteristics Plan Rectangular Roof Flat or sloping roof Storefront Large display windows on marble, tile, or brick bulkheads; transoms above display windows; display windows and entrances divided by brick piers Entrance Often recessed arrangement with large single-light glass-and-wood paneled door and transom above Windows One-over-one sash set within rectangular openings; windows often had brick soldier coursing or concrete in the lintels and sills Materials Storefrontswerebrick,tile, stone, andglasswithbricksupportelements; upper facades were of common bond brick; concrete and brick were often laid in decorative patterns on the upper façade; cornices were left simple with concrete parapets or minimal brick corbelling Details Decorative brick bonding patterns, corbelled brickwork at rooflines, sometimes beveled or prism glass in storefront transoms